{"id":629,"date":"2026-04-27T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/?p=629"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:42:57","slug":"lord-have-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/lord-have-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord, have mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BACKSTORY<\/strong><br \/>\nI wrote this song in January 2026 as part of the Resound Worship <a href=\"https:\/\/12songchallenge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 Song Challenge<\/a>. The brief: write a song on the theme of Repentance and Restoration.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2026, during our Presbytery Meeting in Geneva, I had an impromptu opportunity to share the song at the start of the communion service while we waited for the organist to arrive (she was delayed due to traffic). Soon everyone was joining in. The familiar words of the kyrie (Lord, have mercy), simple lyrics and repetition helped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LORD, HAVE MERCY<\/strong><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-629-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lord-have-mercy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lord-have-mercy.mp3\">https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lord-have-mercy.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\r\n      <!-- ChordPress -->\n\n\r\n      <!-- ChordPress Styles -->\r\n      <div>\r\n      <style>div.cpress { float: none; clear: both; } div.cpress_line { margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0; } div.cpress_line_section { display: inline; float: left; } div.cpress_line_section .chord .chordshort { font-weight:bold; } div.cpress_line_section .lyric { ; } div.cpress_chorus { ; } div.cpress_verse { ; } div.cpress_clear { clear: both; } div.cpress_meta { ; } div.cpress_interaction { float: right; } div.cpress_interaction select { width: auto; } span.cpress_comment { ; } div.cpress_chordsheet { text-align: center; } div.cpress-chord-container { display: inline-block; margin: 10px; vertical-align: top; }<\/style>\r\n      <\/div>\n\r\n      <!-- \/ChordPress Styles -->\n\n<!-- ChordPress Song cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD -->\n\r\n      <div id=\"cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD\" class=\"cpress\">\n<div class=\"cpress_line\">\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Lord, have mercy, &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Em<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Fm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Gm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Am<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Bm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Cm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Dm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Christ, have mercy,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='cpress_clear'><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line\">\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Fmaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#maj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Gmaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#maj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Amaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#maj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Bmaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Cmaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#maj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Dmaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#maj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Emaj7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Lord, have mercy. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Put things right.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='cpress_clear'><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line\">\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Em<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Fm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Gm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Am<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Bm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Cm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Dm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">We, your creatures &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">need you, &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Em<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Fm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Gm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Am<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Bm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Cm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">Dm<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#m<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='cpress_clear'><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line\">\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">Where there\u2019s &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">darkness shine &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#7<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">your&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord\">&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\"> &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line_section\">\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-0\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-1\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">C#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-2\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-3\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">D#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-4\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">E<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-5\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-6\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">F#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-7\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-8\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">G#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-9\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-10\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">A#<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"chord chord-hidable-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD key-cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD-11\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"chordshort\">B<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lyric\">light.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='cpress_clear'><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpress_line\">\n<\/div>\n<div class='cpress_clear'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n    <!-- \/ChordPress Song cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD -->\n\r\n    <!-- \/ChordPress -->\n\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nconsole.log('About to set chord data for cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD');\nconsole.log('Variable name will be: chordSheetData_cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD');\ntry {\n  var safeVarName = 'chordSheetData_' + 'cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD'.replace(\/-\/g, '_');\n  window[safeVarName] = [];\n  console.log('Chord data loaded for cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD using variable:', safeVarName);\n  console.log('Total chords loaded:', Object.keys(window[safeVarName]).length);\n} catch(e) {\n  console.error('Error loading chord data for cpress-id-RmCSTdUQbiWcFaD:', e);\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>words and music: \u00a9 Irene Bom<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/irenebom.com\/make_and_do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lord-have-mercy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">notation<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKSTORY I wrote 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